Austin Employment

Employment and Industries in the Austin, Texas Area

Austin is a major high-technology center. Important industries in Austin are digital media, computer software, semiconductors and wireless technology. Austin is also developing biomedical and pharmaceutical sectors which are bolstered by the University of Texas at Austin. Over 80 biotech and pharmaceutical firms are located in the city. In addition, Tourism has a significant economic role.

Prominent companies headquartered in Austin are National Instruments Corp., Hoover's Inc., Wholefoods Market Inc., Healthtronics, Opus Healthcare Solutions, Silicon Laboratories Inc., and SigmaTel Inc. The notable Dell Inc is based in Austin and is one of the region's major employers.

Noteworthy information regarding Austin, Texas: Money magazine named Austin the #2 best big city in its list of "Best Places to Live." Cost of living index in 2008: 87.1 (national average: 100). Adult population holding a bachelor's degree or higher: 40%. Average earnings in 2009: $39,000.

The Texas Workforce Commission offers workforce development assistance to employers and job seekers. The commission's representatives assist employers with recruitment and training and retraining. The Capital Area Training Foundation is focused on creating long-term education and labor force development solutions.

The largest employers in the Austin region:

Austin School District
City of Austin
Dell
Federal Government
IBM Corp
Seton Healthcare Network
St. David's Healthcare Partnership
State of Texas
University of Texas at Austin
Advanced Micro Devices
Apple Computer
AT&T
Austin Community College
Flextronics
Freescale Semiconductor
Leander School District
National Instruments
3M Corp
Applied Materials
Austin Regional Clinic

Austin's significant job providing sectors

Government
Trade, transportation and utilities
Professional and business services
Healthcare
Education
Leisure and hospitality
Manufacturing
Financial activities

Local businesses have access to useful organizations such as:

The latest information regarding local business and industry is provided by the Austin Business Journal.

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Elementary school teachers, except special education	10,340	43,730	$35,090 - 55,790	14%	95%
2	Accountants and auditors	9,220	64,490	$32,810 - 101,260	18%	79%
3	Registered nurses	8,700	60,280	$43,550 - 80,090	24%	56%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	8,610	54,740	$23,140 - 98,190	8%	51%
5	Management analysts	8,430	63,040	$35,710 - 96,920	22%	78%
6	Computer systems analysts	6,880	74,150	$43,600 - 114,650	29%	68%
7	Computer software engineers, applications	6,660	93,240	$59,980 - 132,080	45%	85%
8	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	6,160		$ -	12%	51%
9	Computer software engineers, systems software	6,120	93,850	$61,120 - 133,190	28%	85%
10	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	5,730	46,240	$35,300 - 61,870	6%	96%
11	Computer programmers	5,560	81,800	$26,910 - 147,480	0%	73%
12	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	4,750	45,160	$35,620 - 58,440	11%	95%
13	Lawyers	3,950	116,920	$53,200 -	11%	99%
14	Teachers and instructors, all other	3,760	26,400	$16,630 - 45,280	9%	54%
15	Public relations specialists	2,760	60,420	$30,230 - 99,450	18%	81%
16	Industrial engineers	2,600	83,760	$45,090 - 126,220	20%	74%
17	Civil engineers	2,590	75,530	$42,220 - 115,190	18%	87%
18	Market research analysts	2,440	82,200	$37,280 - 130,080	20%	82%
19	Network and computer systems administrators	2,380	62,010	$38,980 - 91,470	27%	50%
20	Network systems and data communications analysts	2,310	69,980	$33,700 - 118,940	53%	57%
21	Computer and information systems managers	2,260	124,610	$73,460 -	16%	73%
22	Electrical engineers	2,220	98,530	$58,050 - 145,930	6%	81%
23	Computer hardware engineers	2,140	100,070	$65,820 - 143,910	5%	70%
24	Child, family, and school social workers	2,080	35,990	$25,590 - 51,690	19%	77%
25	Financial managers	2,020	113,110	$52,730 -	13%	60%
26	Training and development specialists	1,850	55,390	$31,870 - 86,210	18%	56%
27	Operations research analysts	1,780	73,930	$40,630 - 109,950	11%	71%
28	Mechanical engineers	1,750	76,610	$37,840 - 121,520	4%	78%
29	Sales managers	1,660	120,710	$44,650 -	10%	69%
30	Electronics engineers, except computer	1,610	82,470	$43,250 - 127,210	4%	81%
31	Database administrators	1,550	71,750	$41,990 - 109,360	29%	72%
32	Financial analysts	1,510	82,890	$49,410 - 127,110	34%	87%
33	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	1,370	50,370	$32,630 - 67,790	13%	73%
34	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	1,350	68,600	$24,100 - 137,230	25%	67%
35	Graphic designers	1,350	46,040	$27,190 - 68,220	10%	55%
36	Pharmacists	1,330	106,690	$84,030 - 130,330	22%	97%
37	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	1,170	68,410	$48,800 - 89,330	8%	78%
38	Marketing managers	1,150	125,270	$61,070 -	14%	69%
39	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	1,150	46,550	$27,900 - 67,680	18%	56%
40	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	1,140	56,930	$25,610 - 87,260	18%	56%
41	Computer and information scientists, research	1,140	98,430	$39,930 - 151,220	22%	68%
42	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	1,100	43,400	$34,710 - 55,400	20%	87%
43	Architects, except landscape and naval	1,070	68,600	$44,300 - 109,540	18%	88%
44	Instructional coordinators	1,070	55,630	$31,930 - 80,530	23%	79%
45	Engineering managers	1,030	141,350	$80,880 -	7%	84%
46	Chief executives	1,030	173,680	$85,820 -	2%	65%
47	Computer specialists, all other	1,000	78,910	$54,560 - 102,420	15%	68%
48	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	980	63,450	$36,350 - 95,150	17%	56%
49	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	980	48,780	$27,940 - 91,090	5%	58%
50	Personal financial advisors	960	92,620	$22,830 -	41%	81%
51	Self-enrichment education teachers	920	35,960	$21,860 - 69,120	23%	54%
52	Editors	910	52,810	$30,630 - 81,000	2%	81%
53	Chemists	900	51,740	$29,780 - 82,940	9%	93%
54	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	900	22,300	$13,080 - 37,000	30%	77%
55	Medical and health services managers	900	79,430	$51,530 - 116,500	16%	57%
56	Librarians	870	51,530	$36,120 - 66,810	4%	85%
57	Advertising sales agents	870	48,930	$22,520 - 88,660	20%	56%
58	Physical therapists	840	66,390	$43,750 - 89,260	27%	89%
59	Coaches and scouts	830	40,780	$15,200 - 82,000	15%	60%
60	Insurance underwriters	800	60,560	$34,670 - 90,910	6%	53%
61	Sales engineers	760	85,400	$49,710 - 127,000	9%	79%
62	Managers, all other	710	97,670	$44,720 - 161,980	7%	55%
63	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	700	62,690	$35,150 - 94,110	20%	99%
64	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	690	43,820	$30,360 - 57,930	12%	51%
65	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	660	52,330	$31,560 - 69,460	16%	99%
66	Environmental engineers	650	62,300	$35,700 - 91,160	25%	86%
67	Surveyors	630	60,480	$31,120 - 98,670	24%	82%
68	Sales and related workers, all other	620	30,550	$18,570 - 44,370	14%	62%
69	Social and community service managers	600	57,630	$36,040 - 98,560	25%	72%
70	Private detectives and investigators	570	45,160	$27,810 - 63,520	18%	52%
71	Interior designers	570	41,860	$26,180 - 64,600	20%	55%
72	Chemical engineers	560	58,630	$31,980 - 100,710	8%	91%
73	Occupational therapists	530	56,060	$22,210 - 86,100	23%	90%
74	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	530	47,040	$35,810 - 62,550	0%	96%
75	Credit analysts	530	89,650	$32,300 -	2%	60%
76	Medical and public health social workers	520	46,110	$28,000 - 69,370	24%	77%
77	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	510	90,560	$41,980 - 147,230	22%	93%
78	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	490	62,990	$29,970 - 104,180	25%	93%
79	Producers and directors	490	78,500	$27,870 -	11%	75%
80	Speech-language pathologists	490	53,310	$36,180 - 78,200	11%	98%
81	Budget analysts	490	58,400	$36,350 - 83,750	7%	78%
82	Rehabilitation counselors	480	34,920	$19,240 - 51,430	23%	73%
83	Survey researchers	480	45,950	$19,880 - 86,150	16%	82%
84	Financial specialists, all other	470	56,020	$33,520 - 78,080	12%	50%
85	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	470	34,370	$22,240 - 49,640	15%	51%
86	Technical writers	460	58,670	$38,070 - 81,200	20%	74%
87	Social and human service assistants	450	29,540	$21,200 - 40,990	34%	58%
88	Veterinarians	450	76,200	$46,750 - 121,060	35%	100%
89	Meeting and convention planners	420	49,600	$29,490 - 74,440	20%	67%
90	Writers and authors	410	61,690	$28,650 - 99,210	13%	84%
91	Multi-media artists and animators	400	74,530	$36,610 - 106,780	26%	58%
92	Engineers, all other	390	90,620	$45,420 - 132,720	6%	82%
93	Social workers, all other	380	46,910	$25,240 - 79,870	18%	77%
94	Social scientists and related workers, all other	360	66,480	$25,560 - 137,120	5%	90%
95	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	360	28,910	$17,900 - 47,330	11%	55%
96	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	360	33,560	$18,500 - 42,950	14%	54%
97	Microbiologists	350	43,100	$26,780 - 58,670	11%	95%
98	Mental health counselors	330	39,460	$26,660 - 57,740	30%	73%
99	Detectives and criminal investigators	330	52,790	$29,000 - 91,670	17%	54%
100	Advertising and promotions managers	290	83,020	$38,960 - 128,960	6%	76%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	27,220	23,530	$13,870 - 37,040	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	19,600	17,300	$13,140 - 23,580	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	18,340	18,430	$13,880 - 24,010	-2%	10%
4	Customer service representatives	16,770	29,950	$17,680 - 45,070	25%	22%
5	Waiters and waitresses	16,610	16,680	$12,890 - 22,810	11%	14%
6	Office clerks, general	16,600	24,870	$15,460 - 36,160	13%	19%
7	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	16,390	39,530	$24,670 - 59,700	15%	18%
8	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	13,130	28,230	$17,730 - 40,080	1%	18%
9	General and operations managers	11,580	114,790	$47,120 -	2%	48%
10	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	10,400	51,970	$28,660 - 79,750	6%	29%
11	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	10,340	19,980	$13,680 - 27,760	15%	4%
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	9,710	33,890	$21,200 - 47,860	13%	16%
13	Construction laborers	9,190	22,040	$15,810 - 30,000	11%	5%
14	Stock clerks and order fillers	8,840	23,520	$15,700 - 32,450	-7%	8%
15	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	8,520	22,590	$15,790 - 31,200	2%	5%
16	Maintenance and repair workers, general	7,040	31,670	$21,090 - 46,420	10%	6%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	6,740	40,600	$23,560 - 57,990	4%	25%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	6,100	31,020	$18,360 - 47,130	11%	14%
19	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	5,920	21,950	$14,370 - 32,540	18%	6%
20	Receptionists and information clerks	5,430	26,530	$16,340 - 36,600	17%	13%
21	Cooks, restaurant	5,280	20,560	$14,090 - 27,600	12%	5%
22	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	5,270	29,540	$18,440 - 46,180	8%	4%
23	Computer support specialists	5,180	44,100	$25,380 - 70,530	13%	43%
24	Security guards	5,040	26,520	$18,740 - 37,520	17%	13%
25	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	4,830	22,210	$15,320 - 29,160	18%	7%
26	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	4,830	27,380	$18,300 - 38,850	4%	6%
27	Business operations specialists, all other	4,750	68,100	$35,580 - 108,900	21%	49%
28	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	4,690	33,960	$23,050 - 48,890	10%	4%
29	Teacher assistants	4,680	22,080	$15,830 - 29,620	10%	18%
30	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	4,600	17,700	$13,190 - 23,900	13%	5%
31	Graduate teaching assistants	4,480	32,060	$18,800 - 56,110	0%	0%
32	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	4,280	26,080	$18,000 - 37,010	-26%	6%
33	Sales representatives, services, all other	4,160	52,740	$22,610 - 99,230	28%	48%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	3,600	51,950	$30,350 - 78,600	9%	10%
35	Dishwashers	3,530	16,300	$12,920 - 20,620	10%	3%
36	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	3,410	39,050	$21,300 - 62,320	14%	4%
37	Administrative services managers	3,350	95,200	$40,750 - 148,460	12%	40%
38	Team assemblers	3,320	25,050	$17,440 - 34,870	0%	5%
39	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	3,240	15,650	$12,890 - 19,640	12%	6%
40	Home health aides	3,180	19,480	$14,530 - 25,310	49%	7%
41	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	3,010	32,150	$23,420 - 42,130	8%	3%
42	Child care workers	2,950	20,200	$14,310 - 27,600	18%	15%
43	Carpenters	2,930	35,070	$22,760 - 54,150	10%	6%
44	Tellers	2,920	24,170	$18,650 - 31,300	14%	16%
45	Medical assistants	2,730	28,470	$21,310 - 36,390	35%	10%
46	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	2,700	51,320	$29,780 - 76,470	-4%	15%
47	Bartenders	2,690	19,220	$13,190 - 27,210	11%	17%
48	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	2,690	16,780	$13,000 - 21,440	10%	8%
49	Preschool teachers, except special education	2,640	22,770	$15,510 - 34,660	26%	43%
50	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	2,570	39,270	$31,450 - 49,510	14%	7%
51	Construction managers	2,500	69,840	$42,570 - 101,560	16%	29%
52	Counter and rental clerks	2,480	27,340	$14,080 - 50,960	23%	16%
53	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	2,420	17,760	$13,160 - 23,790	10%	17%
54	Industrial truck and tractor operators	2,380	26,130	$19,180 - 33,960	-1%	2%
55	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	2,350	46,630	$30,360 - 68,270	11%	4%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	2,220	57,610	$35,180 - 88,420	7%	13%
57	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	2,210	56,900	$33,120 - 90,910	0%	42%
58	Insurance sales agents	2,200	53,890	$27,320 - 107,480	13%	45%
59	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	2,180	44,150	$26,800 - 63,870	4%	18%
60	Logisticians	2,180	59,160	$28,050 - 98,320	17%	43%
61	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	2,120	37,180	$23,660 - 51,560	9%	3%
62	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	2,110	83,080	$38,100 - 145,740	4%	38%
63	Bus drivers, school	2,100	25,530	$15,460 - 33,840	9%	4%
64	Cooks, fast food	2,090	16,950	$13,280 - 20,430	8%	5%
65	Pharmacy technicians	2,050	29,850	$22,520 - 38,690	32%	16%
66	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	2,040	32,960	$23,550 - 41,770	4%	15%
67	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	2,030	32,660	$18,960 - 49,370	-6%	14%
68	Driver/sales workers	2,010	24,250	$13,530 - 36,430	-4%	4%
69	Bill and account collectors	1,990	28,200	$17,910 - 39,560	23%	13%
70	Food preparation workers	1,960	18,460	$13,150 - 25,330	15%	7%
71	Telemarketers	1,950	24,590	$14,880 - 36,830	-9%	14%
72	Property, real estate, and community association managers	1,910	50,050	$26,580 - 79,890	15%	36%
73	Data entry keyers	1,890	26,010	$17,950 - 34,470	-4%	18%
74	Semiconductor processors	1,800	36,820	$22,460 - 56,840	-12%	5%
75	Legal secretaries	1,740	39,680	$25,460 - 60,880	12%	18%
76	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	1,730	30,820	$16,880 - 50,700	12%	6%
77	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	1,720	38,450	$22,040 - 57,230	4%	30%
78	Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	1,710	41,380	$28,250 - 56,980	2%	43%
79	Packers and packagers, hand	1,650	19,130	$13,270 - 28,820	-11%	3%
80	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	1,640	27,250	$18,380 - 37,570	10%	24%
81	Industrial engineering technicians	1,610	48,420	$31,350 - 75,840	10%	18%
82	Amusement and recreation attendants	1,600	18,120	$13,130 - 25,510	24%	22%
83	Paralegals and legal assistants	1,580	51,920	$33,660 - 70,340	22%	45%
84	Cement masons and concrete finishers	1,540	28,810	$21,200 - 37,090	11%	2%
85	Postal service mail carriers	1,540			1%	11%
86	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	1,540	31,320	$14,630 - 49,470	27%	47%
87	Dental assistants	1,510	34,110	$23,900 - 44,870	29%	9%
88	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	1,500	20,510	$14,280 - 28,660	14%	3%
89	Medical secretaries	1,500	30,420	$21,540 - 42,570	17%	18%
90	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	1,460	51,500	$29,330 - 81,960	9%	47%
91	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	1,450	29,840	$17,330 - 40,180	-4%	5%
92	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	1,390	34,450	$22,810 - 48,760	14%	8%
93	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	1,370	43,240	$28,190 - 60,600	3%	38%
94	Painters, construction and maintenance	1,360	25,590	$20,190 - 33,160	12%	6%
95	Recreation workers	1,360	20,070	$13,730 - 29,630	13%	47%
96	Cost estimators	1,310	63,690	$34,180 - 94,820	19%	32%
97	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	1,290	32,310	$22,690 - 44,680	3%	25%
98	Civil engineering technicians	1,290	43,310	$27,310 - 62,430	10%	18%
99	Loan officers	1,280	67,550	$34,360 - 106,880	12%	49%
100	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	1,280	22,850	$17,250 - 30,140	11%	5%

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Everest Institute
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Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
Austin, Texas

Programs: Business And Management, Computer Science And Engineering, Education And Teaching, Engineering Technician, Family And Social Work, Medical Administration
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Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America
Austin, Texas

Programs: Cooking And Culinary Arts, Hospitality
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Texas Computer Training Institute
Austin, Texas

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Texas Culinary Academy
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The Art Institutes
Austin, Texas

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University of Phoenix
Austin, Texas

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Jobs More Common Near Austin Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Graduate teaching assistants	32,060	4,480	21.4
Semiconductor processors	36,820	1,800	14.8
Anthropologists and archeologists	48,510	130	12.6
Computer and information scientists, research	98,430	1,140	8.6
Computer hardware engineers	100,070	2,140	6.1
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers	29,830	600	6.1
Engineering teachers, postsecondary	112,610	440	5.9
Forensic science technicians	41,090	220	5.4
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	41,380	1,710	5.4
Survey researchers	45,950	480	5.1
Microbiologists	43,100	350	4.9
Private detectives and investigators	45,160	570	4.8
Operations research analysts	73,930	1,780	4.7
Industrial engineering technicians	48,420	1,610	4.5
Political science teachers, postsecondary	75,090	230	4.5
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other	24,010	570	4.4
Hydrologists	60,730	120	4.4
Locksmiths and safe repairers	31,580	290	4.1
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health	46,580	650	4
Geological and petroleum technicians	60,460	200	3.8
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary	46,820	400	3.8
Physics teachers, postsecondary	85,300	140	3.8
Materials scientists	62,900	130	3.7
Logisticians	59,160	2,180	3.7
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	26,080	4,280	3.7
Chemical engineers	58,630	560	3.6
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	26,690	810	3.3
Animal control workers	27,870	150	3.2
Electromechanical equipment assemblers	26,040	860	3.2
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes	43,750	130	3.2
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	90,560	510	3.1
Residential advisors	20,880	710	3.1
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	43,240	1,370	3
Electrical and electronics drafters	44,430	530	3
Communications teachers, postsecondary	60,660	260	2.9
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	35,520	800	2.9
Multi-media artists and animators	74,530	400	2.9
Transportation inspectors		220	2.8
Plasterers and stucco masons	29,510	520	2.7
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	34,450	1,390	2.7
Civil engineering technicians	43,310	1,290	2.7
Interpreters and translators	63,980	490	2.6
Social scientists and related workers, all other	66,480	360	2.6
Computer software engineers, systems software	93,850	6,120	2.6
History teachers, postsecondary	60,570	200	2.5
Management analysts	63,040	8,430	2.5
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products		6,160	2.5
Surveying and mapping technicians	34,570	960	2.4
Electrical engineers	98,530	2,220	2.4
Vocational education teachers, middle school	46,180	110	2.4

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Austin, Texas Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other	76,120	1.62	260
Interpreters and translators	63,980	1.58	490
Public relations managers	132,250	1.53	240
Statistical assistants	58,840	1.53	150
Credit analysts	89,650	1.51	530
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	75,500	1.49	1,060
Education administrators, postsecondary	129,710	1.46	280
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	41,520	1.43	710
Multi-media artists and animators	74,530	1.41	400
Purchasing managers	125,370	1.41	280
Market research analysts	82,200	1.4	2,440
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary	99,780	1.38	130
Producers and directors	78,500	1.38	490
Broadcast technicians	48,860	1.38	170
Industrial production managers	117,230	1.33	690
Reporters and correspondents	53,820	1.31	270
Business teachers, postsecondary	96,530	1.31	410
Administrative services managers	95,200	1.31	3,350
Engineering managers	141,350	1.29	1,030
Computer programmers	81,800	1.27	5,560
Automotive body and related repairers	49,630	1.26	650
Engineering teachers, postsecondary	112,610	1.26	440
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	90,560	1.24	510
Education teachers, postsecondary	73,570	1.23	280
Electrical engineers	98,530	1.23	2,220
Counselors, all other	52,150	1.23	290
Computer and information systems managers	124,610	1.23	2,260
Marketing managers	125,270	1.23	1,150
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	30,820	1.23	1,730
Sales managers	120,710	1.23	1,660
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	88,320	1.23	260
Financial managers	113,110	1.22	2,020
Pediatricians, general	188,630	1.21	170
Actuaries	113,480	1.21	150
Paralegals and legal assistants	51,920	1.21	1,580
Computer software engineers, applications	93,240	1.21	6,660
Human resources managers, all other	114,570	1.21	200
Public relations specialists	60,420	1.2	2,760
Compensation and benefits managers	107,470	1.2	250
Physicians and surgeons, all other	212,860	1.19	980
General and operations managers	114,790	1.19	11,580
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	83,080	1.19	2,110
Managers, all other	97,670	1.18	710
Art directors	84,580	1.17	280
Counter and rental clerks	27,340	1.17	2,480
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	63,450	1.17	980
Computer specialists, all other	78,910	1.17	1,000
Financial analysts	82,890	1.16	1,510
Personal financial advisors	92,620	1.16	960
Dental hygienists	73,490	1.16	760

Highest Paying Jobs in Austin, Texas Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	213,540	130
Physicians and surgeons, all other	212,860	980
Anesthesiologists	206,320
Pediatricians, general	188,630	170
Chief executives	173,680	1,030
Podiatrists	153,550	50
Dentists, all other specialists	148,320
Engineering managers	141,350	1,030
Dentists, general	135,890	270
Public relations managers	132,250	240
Internists, general	131,670	170
Education administrators, postsecondary	129,710	280
Natural sciences managers	126,180	120
Purchasing managers	125,370	280
Marketing managers	125,270	1,150
Computer and information systems managers	124,610	2,260
Sales managers	120,710	1,660
Family and general practitioners	118,860	300
Industrial production managers	117,230	690
Lawyers	116,920	3,950
General and operations managers	114,790	11,580
Human resources managers, all other	114,570	200
Actuaries	113,480	150
Financial managers	113,110	2,020
Engineering teachers, postsecondary	112,610	440
Psychiatrists	111,520
Compensation and benefits managers	107,470	250
Pharmacists	106,690	1,330
Computer hardware engineers	100,070	2,140
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary	99,780	130
Electrical engineers	98,530	2,220
Computer and information scientists, research	98,430	1,140
Managers, all other	97,670	710
Business teachers, postsecondary	96,530	410
Training and development managers	96,330	190
Administrative services managers	95,200	3,350
Computer software engineers, systems software	93,850	6,120
Computer software engineers, applications	93,240	6,660
Personal financial advisors	92,620	960
Petroleum engineers	92,040
Engineers, all other	90,620	390
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	90,560	510
Credit analysts	89,650	530
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	89,370	580
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	88,320	260
Chiropractors	88,050
Economics teachers, postsecondary	88,030	100
Education administrators, all other	87,440	130
Sales engineers	85,400	760
Physics teachers, postsecondary	85,300	140